PLOWS 



323 



9,646. SOLOMON HORNEY, JR., 



Richmond, Ind. Plows. Apr. 5, 1853. 



Claim. Constructing the shank hollow in a 

 single piece, with two closed ends, substantially 

 as described, and securing the same to and 

 with the share and beam by means of the 

 master-bolt, and the short bolt passing through 

 the slot in the top end of the hollow shank, for 

 varying the position of the shank with the beam 

 and for giving additional security to the fasten- 

 ing of the same, substantially as herein set forth. 



9,875. WILLIAM V. BURTON, 



Orange, Ohio. Plows. July 26, 1853. 



Claim. 1. The manner of securing the 

 points of the landside, land-cutter J, and coun- 

 ter-side H, by the lock couplings or joint formed 

 in the mortise z by the curvature of the tenons I 

 and/, as herein set forth. 



2. The plow-point M and a reversible land- 

 side-piece in the manner specified, whereby 

 the landside-piece and point M are made re- 

 versible. 



10,069. ROBERT A. GRAHAM, New 



Paris, Ohio. Plows. Oct. 4, 1853. 



Claim. 1. The screw-bolt u, or its equiva- 

 lent, for setting out or in the rear edge of the 

 mold-board with respect to the landside, acting 

 in combination with the bolts e and f, which, 

 being tightened, attach to each other the mold- 

 board, sheath, and lipped or flanged share, as 

 described, and which bolts, being temporarily 

 relaxed, permit the vibration of the mold-board 

 about the bolt e without interrupting the con- 

 tinuity of plowing-surface or disconnecting the 

 several parts. 



2. The shifting or adjustable socket attach- 

 ment of the beam to the sheath in combination 

 with the dovetailed and adjustable connection 

 of the rear end of the beam to the helve, or 

 equivalent devices, so as to vary the direction 

 of the draft of the plow to suit the requirements 

 of a change in the flare of the mold-board, and 

 other objects, as herein explained. 



11,356. THOMAS F. CHAPIN, Wal- 

 pole, N. H. Plows. July 25, 1854. 

 Claim. 1. Attaching the beam C to the 

 mold-board A by a pivot, a for the purpose of 

 allowing the outer end of said beam to be 

 raised or depressed, as desired, and thereby 

 give the share a greater tendency to enter the 

 earth and causing the furrows to be of the de- 

 sired depth. 



2. The means herein shown and described 

 for operating the beam C, viz : the box or 

 socket D, having within it a rack, E, and pin- 

 ion F, the rack being connected to the beam 

 by a rod, G, the above parts being constructed 

 and arranged substantially as set forth. 



11,575. DAVID and SAMUEL 

 SWARTZ, Tom's Brook, Va. Plows. Aug. 

 22. 1854. 



Claim. Constructing the mold-board and 

 landside with slots as described, and the point 

 and cutter with tongues or flanges to fit the said 



slots, so that the said point and cutter shall 

 slide in horizontally, or nearly so, and form a 

 fastening with the mold-board and landside 

 without the use of screws or bolts, substantially 

 as set forth. 



11,821. HENRY F. BAKER, Centre- 

 ville, Ind. Plows. Oct. 24, 1854. 

 Claim. The manner herein described and 

 shown of providing the share C, which forms 

 part of the mold-board B, with a curved slot- 

 ted arm, D, d, and the mold-board with a 

 curved slotted arm, F, and attaching the slot- 

 ted curved end of D to the arm c and its for- 

 ward end to the point A, and combining the 

 same with the curved slotted arm F and ad- 

 justing-lever G through the vibrating rod E, 

 in such a manner that the plowman can, while 

 behind the plow, adjust the mold-board in the 

 arc of a circle with greater convenience and 

 facility than heretofore, substantially as and for 

 the purposes described. 



12,381. GEO. ESTERLY, Heart Prairie, 



Wis. Plows. Feb. 13, 1855. 



Claim. Casting the standard G with raised 

 portions A, landside H, and form-lay K, all in 

 one piece, to be employed either with or with- 

 out projection B, as set forth. 



12,398. IRA REYNOLDS, Republic, 



Ohio. Plows. Feb. 13, 1855. 



Claim. 1. The laterally extending shoul- 

 ders r' r* , drawn back against and somewhat 

 between the two shoulders r r, in order to hold 

 the point securely in place and prevent the 

 breaking of the shank / near the shoulders in 

 the operation of plowing, substantially as set 

 forth. 



2. The arrangement of the within-described 

 reversible steel share as secured to the face of 

 the mold-board by means of a screw-bolt in- 

 serted from the lower side, the female screw 

 being formed in the steel share, as set forth. 



3. The reversible self-fastening colter, con- 

 structed, secured, and arranged in manner and 

 for the purposes herein set forth. 



12,838. E. C. TAVENNER and O. 



NESMITH, Hamilton, Va. Plows. May 



8, 1855. 



Claim. The landside-plate a a a a, in com- 

 bination with the fend-off or cleaner K K, con- 

 structed and arranged substantially in the man- 

 ner and for the purpose set forth. 



13,082. L. G. EVANS, Spring Hill, 



Ala. Plows. June 19, 1855. 



Claim. Connecting and arranging the 

 mold-board d, landside m, and colter c in such 

 a manner that they are together capable of a 

 vertical and lateral adjustment, in addition to 

 the particular adjustment of the mold-board, 

 as described. 



13,228. A. and S. PEACOCK. Cincin- 

 nati, Ohio. Plows. July 10, 1855. 

 Claim. The use of a solid cast-metal point, 



as above described, in connection with steel or 



